"The HEXAGRAM is used in magic, witchcraft,
occultism." (Burns: Hidden Secrets of the Eastern Star, pp. 170-71, quoting
Stewart Farrar)

1. Youth

"Generation X"

2. Holidays

Halloween

"Halloween...emanates from the 14th
century... when the Druids would knock on the doors of the castles demanding
the young maiden or princess for their sacrifices. If they were not given
the maiden, they would paint a HEXAGRAM on the door to tell...that all
should die in that household." (Graham, p. 98)

"As darkness set in on October 31st, the clan
of Druids would put on their white robes and hoods. They would carry sickles
and Celtic crosses as they began a torchlight procession. At the beginning
of the procession, a male slave was killed and dragged by a rope fastened
to his left ankle. The Druids would walk until they came to a house or
a village where they shouted the equivalent of 'trick or treat.' The treat
was a slave girl or any female to be given to the Druids. If the people
refused to a girl as a 'treat', blood was taken from the dead slave and
used to draw a HEXAGRAM or SIX-POINTED STAR on the door or wall of the
village. Spirits of the 'horned hunter of the night' were invoked by the
Druids to kill someone in that house or village by fear that night." (Meyer:
"Halloween and the Forces of Darkness")

3. Communications

a. Telephone star
key

b. MCI Communications
Corporation

c. Sprint Corporation

4. Sports

Olympic Games

5. Occult Societies

a. Freemasonry

"If the two lateral lines of the
STAR OF DAVID are removed, leaving the upward and downward pointing arrows...the
result is the Freemason's square and compass." (Knight, p. 240)

"The BLAZING STAR IS PROPERLY SIX-POINTED...
the sign of the deity, and to make that more evident, in the middle of
it is usually inscribed the letter 'G', for God... In Co-Masonic lodges,
the usual form... is a serpent curled round with its tail in its mouth...
This was the original form, but the head of the serpent was altered so
as to form the letter G." (Leadbeater, p. 79)

"I have seen a painting (in which)
the BLAZING STAR in the center existed, but it had 8 points instead of
6 or 5. It was called 'the star of the dawn' or 'MORNING STAR'; and represented
HORUS of the resurrection, who was pictured as bearing it upon his HEAD
and as having given it to his followers." (Leadbeater, p. 7)

b. Hermetic
Order of the Golden Dawn

The HEXAGRAM is used in occultist
Aleister Crowley's "ritual of the BEAST." (Aleister Crowley: Magic Book
#4)

Israel Regardie reveals that the
"HEXAGRAMS OF SATURN" are used in his magical initiation rites. (Regardie,
p. 288)

Hexagram variations (Regardie, p.
294-95)

"This diagram... from the lid of
Christian Rosenkreutz' tomb depicts the Higher Self enthroned in the candidate's
(initiate's) psyche."

"THE INTERLACED TRIANGLES,
one (lighter) pointing upwards and the other (darker) pointing downwards,
symbolise the descent of spirit into matter and its emergence from the
confining limits of form. At the same time they suggest the constant conflict
between light and dark forces in nature and man. When, as in the emblem,
the double triangle is depicted within the circle of the Serpent, the whole
of manifested nature is represented, the universe bounded by the limitations
of time and space. The symbol of the interlaced triangles is known in the
Hebrew religion as the Seal of Solomon or the Star of David."

d. New Age /
Wicca

Tarot Cards

"A growing number of New Agers HAVE
ALREADY UNDERGONE AN INITIATION CEREMONY AND ACCEPTED THE MARK. They almost
universally report that although they approach the ceremony with dread
and foreboding, after it is over... 'I discovered that the LINES ON THE
PALM OF MY RIGHT HAND HAD BEEN ALTERED, and a portion of them now FORMED
A SIX-POINTED STAR about an inch in circumference. It terrified me when
I first spotted it... But as time went on, I learned to accept the changes
within my body, and I really felt quite special." (Marrs: Mystery Mark,
p. 39)

"Chakras
are the major energy centres within our bodies, called such in the Hindu
traditions which have been their main advocates. Body Piercing is
an ancient tradition of gnosis which has gained increasing popularity in
recent years in various subcultures. One of my aims with performing piercings
at these energy centres is to unite these traditions, to open awareness
of the chakra energies to the physical/materialist-orientated western mind,
and to acknowledge body piercing as an ancient and valid means of gnosis,
rather than just a decorative art.

"What is within is brought without. The location
of the chakra points is thus demonstrated -although piercings are only
basically surface punctures, they do focus the attention on a certain area
and thus activate the energies there, as in acupuncture techniques.
The physical sensation of pain also releases chemicals in the body which
help induce gnosis and trance."

"The HEXAGRAM was adopted by the
Zionist Organization at the First Zionist Congress in 1897." (Cavendish,
p. 1300)

b. Flag of Israel

"While the State of Israel, it its
search for Jewish authenticity, chose as its emblem the menorah... the
Magen David (6-pointed star) was maintained on the national (formerly Zionist)
flag." (Encyclopedia Judaica: Magen David", p. 697)

2. Roman Catholic

Pope
John Paul II Commemorative Coin

3. Evangelical/Protestant

a. Jay Gary's book, The
Star of 2000

(Note: the 6 loop on the "S" of Star
POINTS to the star, which equals a 6-pointed star)

b. Focus on the
Family

"Why Knighthood is Relevant to Fathers
and Sons Today"

"First, the knight embodied a well-defined
set of ideals... and embraced a moral code of honor. They pledged themselves
to their lord, their king and their God. Many knights also became... 'Knights
of Christ'... When he turned 21, he was eligible for Knighthood. An elaborate
INITIATION... marked the completion of the process... I BELIEVE IT IS TIME
TO RESURRECT THE CHIVALROUS KNIGHT: his ideals, his process, and HIS CEREMONIES.
I WANT HIM TO SPEAK TO A NEW GENERATION... OUR SONS!" (Lewis: Raising a
Modern-Day Knight, pp. 7-18)